BY JEFF ADELSON - www.nola.com
Robert McKnight and Mandie Landry are headed to a run-off in the race for the District 91 seat in the Louisiana House of Representatives.
McKnight, a public defender, and Landry, a private attorney, were separated by only 18 votes in a four person field competing to replace state Rep. Walt Leger, who could not seek re-election due to term limits.
With roughly 30 percent of the vote each, the two Democrats will face each other in a run-off on Nov. 16.
The field for District 91 also included Carling Dinkler, who works for an investment firm, and "Pepper" Bowen Roussel, an attorney and director of the Culinaria Center for Food Law, Policy and Culture. Dinkler came in third with 27 percent of the vote and Roussel finished fourth with 13 percent of the vote.
McKnight has built his platform around criminal justice reform, particularly ending bail for non-violent misdemeanors.
Landry has said raising the minimum wage and pursuing policies that would benefit women and families would be her top priorities in office.